Winooski teen accused of murder expected to change plea

Bradley Senna, 19, of Winooski pleaded not guilty to a second-degree murder charge in September 2016 following the death of 54-year-old David Hojohn, who police say the teenager punched in a street fight.
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A potential resolution has been reached in the case of a Winooski teenager accused of second-degree murder after allegedly punching a man in a street fight in August 2016.

Bradley Senna, 19, has pleaded not guilty to the charge. He is scheduled for a change of plea hearing on Wednesday afternoon.

The details of the plea agreement reached between Senna and state prosecutors —including the charge to which Senna has agreed to plead — have not been made public as of Tuesday. A Vermont Superior Court judge will have final say on whether the court accepts the plea agreement.

Chittenden County Deputy State's Attorney Susan Hardin confirmed on Tuesday that the parties had reached a potential resolution, but she declined to disclose details. Senna's lawyer Dan Sedon did not respond to requests for comment.

According to a police account, Senna and several other men assaulted David Hojohn, 54, outside of Chick's Market at 60 Hickok St. in August of 2016. A woman was trying to separate Hojohn and another person when Senna punched Hojohn in the face, police said.

Senna was initially charged with aggravated assault while Hojohn was in the intensive care unit of the University of Vermont Medical Center. Hojohn died days later, and the court amended Senna's charge to second-degree murder.

David Hojohn, 54, died after being punched in the head by Bradley Senna, 17, of Winooski, during a fight in August. The state has charged Senna with second-degree murder.
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Hojohn's cause of death was listed as multiple blunt trauma to the head. He also had a skull fracture.

If convicted of second-degree murder, Senna faces a possible sentence of 20 years to life in prison. Court documents list Senna as being jailed without bail at the Northwest State Correctional Facility in St. Albans Town.

Contact Elizabeth Murray at 651-4835 or emurray@freepressmedia.com. Follow her on Twitter at @LizMurrayBFP.